Clamp for mold-forms for concrete columns or pillars.



. W. H. HBALY. CLAMP FOR MOLD FORMS r012 commmn' oommms on PILLARS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4,1908.

' Patented De0.22, 1908.

WITNESISE v M 7 A TTYS 11-min UNITED PATENT tlli ii itlhjt CLAMP FOR MOLD-FORMS FOR CONCRETE COLUMNS OR PILLARS lie it known that l, WILLIAM lll-JNHY llnitrr. a eitizen ol' the l'nited'titates. residing at San Franeiseo, 511111 of ('alil'ornia, 1a\'e invented eeitain 111- and nsel'nl lmproreinent's in (lamps "or .'\loldlorn1s tor (onerete olnnms olil ar or whieh the l'ollouing is 11 spet'itit'ation.

.\l invention relates to 11 elamp t'or holding together and hinding the several parts ol' a mold l'orin l'or ronerete eolnmns or pillars during the proeess ol'eonstrnetion and the setting of the ronerete.

1e general method at present lstoso('o11 strut-t the mold form that its several parts are 'l'astened together In m ans or" nails. wire hinding or some similar means, requiring the expenditure of mneh time and lahor. Fr qnentlysnel1 means h.-1\'e 1ro\en insnllieient to withstand the strain of the load ol' unset. eonerete within the mold apart. Alter the ronrrete has lorm is torn away and h so doing its parts are eonsiderahlv damaged. in t'aet nun-1'1 ol the material in the mold eonstruetion is so litulieti that it is unlit lort'urther use in sueh eonnertion.

"he ohjeet of my invention to ehean and eonvenient means for na e sneh parts that enter strnrtion ot a mold l'o1'111 l'or nnin and pillars: :1

set, the mold provide 11 holding in into the eoneonerete (oleonstruetion that is assomhled and one that is easily re movable alter the eonerete has set.

For a elearnnderstanding ol' my invention rel'erenee is made to ll ings, in n'hieh Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 1. 1908.

l l l and it has hnrsti lt LIIH't is a perspeetire view 01 the elamps l in position. Fig 2 is a detail ol' a (lamp. 1 l ig. I; is a 1nodiheat1on ol' the same 'lhe numeral 1 in Fig. l designates 11 mold or torm lor eonereteeolnmn or pillar, and,

I around said mold l'orms,

Patented Dec. 22, 1908. Ssrial No. 436,662.

in order that its parts may he held tirtnlj in :1v eorreet )osition elanips 2, eompo. a straight lml'S prel'erahly of iron or steel, holted together, in the mannershon n, tightly around the form. it would not "e po. ihle to put a elanip on as tightly as desired as the proper holt holes eonld not he loroughtv to register eonvenientlv. In raetiee, :1 elamp is fastened wit l1 holts I) as tightly as possible around the parts ol' the mold and then forced at an angle from the plane of the eolumn form and held in position by blot-ks 4 tastened l nails or ot hersuitahle means thereh elamping and holding the several parts of the mold lirinli' together.

moditieation ol the elamp as shown in the drawing illustrates that for rectangular l'orms either tour straight bars, or two right, angled meinhers may he employed to the same end and purpose. i, however, do not; restrietthe use of my invention to only reetangular forms or molds for eonerete pillars or eolumns. lt ma housed in tZl'lGtOt'iSt-IUC- tion of form molds for eonerete pillars or 60L unms ol' any l'orm as hars varying to suit the eontonr ol' the strurture. desired ean be used.

A elamp l'or mold forms for concrete eolumns or pillars; eonsisting of rigid hairs provided with apertures near their ends, bolts said bars one to the other and means for h0ld- 111g said elamp at an angle around said mold forms substantially as deserihed.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presenee of two Witnesses this 33rd day ol' May 1908.

WlLlJAM HENRY HEALY.

Witnesses:

FRANK L. OWEN, ALPnEns Dixon. 

